Making an onion syrup
Ingredients
1 large (or 2 small) RED onions
450g/1lb brown sugar or clear honey
1 jar
Method
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Peel and slice the onion.
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Put 3 to 5cm (1 to 2 inches) onion in bottom of jar
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Cover with 3 to 5cm (1 to 2 inches) sugar/honey.
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Fill jar with alternating layers, pressing each layer down firmly before adding more. Cover last layer of onion with a thick layer of sugar or honey.
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Leave overnight.
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Strain off liquid and throw away any undissolved sugar left at bottom of jar.
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Bottle and label.
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Store in cool, dark place. Keeps for about two weeks.
Uses
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Fights off colds.
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Anti-infective, soothing, removes catarrh from chest.
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Will help relieve chest infections.
More Ideas
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Use any onion. Red onions are milder and more soothing, so particularly good for children.
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Try making syrup from any other juicy plant.
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Garlic (2 whole heads in 1lb honey) – particularly good for chest infections.
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Ginger – warming, loosens phlegm, clears catarrh, prevents chills, ?pick me up?, stimulates immune system.
